Table 2.
Best binding energy (kcal mol−1) based on AutoDock vina scoring of the promising coumarin 6 into the active sites of ten key Leishmania protein targets
| Leishmania target protein | Best binding energy (kcal mol−1) | Current inhibitors for NMT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| S-(2-oxo)pentadecylCoak | Myristoyl-CoAl | ||
| Lp-NMTa | − 10.1 | − 8.9 | − 9.2 |
| Lp-TrySb | − 6.9 | – | – |
| Lp-TryRc | − 7.3 | – | – |
| Lp-TXNPxd | − 6.8 | – | – |
| Lp-PTR1e | − 7.3 | – | – |
| Lp-GAPDHf | − 7.0 | – | – |
| Lp-OPBg | − 7.1 | – | – |
| Lp-ARGh | − 6.3 | – | – |
| Lp-DHODHi | − 6.9 | – | – |
| Lp-APRTj | − 8.6 | – | – |
aLeishmania Panamensis N-myristoyltransferase
bLeishmania Panamensis trypanothione synthetase
cLeishmania Panamensis trypanothione reductase
dLeishmania Panamensis tryparedoxin peroxidase
eLeishmania Panamensis pteridine reductase 1
fLeishmania Panamensis glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
gLeishmania Panamensis oligopeptidase B
hLeishmania Panamensis arginase
iLeishmania Panamensis dihydroorotate dehydrogenase
jLeishmania Panamensis adenine phosphoribosyltransferase
kPotent non-hydrolysable inhibitor of NMT protein
lEssential cofactor for NMT activity